Weingut Rudi Pichler

Steinriegl

The subsoil of Ried Steinriegl in Weissenkirchen is composed, like the Kollmütz, of a severely weathered paragneiss/landslip soil. In the anterior Steinriegl, banded and silicatic marbles come to the fore, which translates to a high limestone content in the ground. Layered upon this lie instances of calcareous gravel from an ancient period of intense cold, the Danube glaciation, which took place even before the four well-known ice ages Günz, Mindel, Riss and Würm. During the ice ages the Danube River, thanks to minimal flowing water and reduced drag force, deposited great gravel fans that today are still preserved in insular spots. Thanks to a high gravel content, the soils are quite permeable and easily warmed in the springtime.